Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

We are seeing it right now in Gippsland. We saw it yesterday with the Heyfield timber workers marching on state parliament as Labor in Victoria chose possums over jobs. Labor in Victoria chose possums over jobs, and Labor sold out workers. It is also happening in relation to the Hazelwood Power Station. Labor in this place pretends to care about the Hazelwood Power Station workers, but they voted for the contract for closure under the Rudd-Gillard government. They wanted it to happen, and they know it. It is time for those opposite to actually stand up for the blue-collar workers and their families and join us in our efforts to deliver reliable energy—(Time expired)

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